Top 15 Most Educated Countries in the world according to literacy rates!

Education – the compulsory element for success – is becoming increasingly international in today’s fast growing era. Though great improvements have been achieved in the past few decades, yet a great deal remains to be done.

Here is the list containing the 15 most educated countries in the world according to their literacy percentage:

15 – Mali, 26.2%

14 – South Sudan, 27%

13 – Niger, 28%

12 – Burkina Faso, 28%

11 – Guinea, 29.5%

10 – South Korea, 29.5%

9 – New Zealand, 30. 9%

8 – Norway, 31.0%

7 – Australia, 31.3%

6 – Denmark, 31.9%

5 – Finland, 33.3%

4 – Sweden, 33.4%

3 – Japan, 37.4%

2 – United States, 38.4%

1 – Canada, 44.0%

Congratulations on being the top fifteen most educated nations!

Numbers indicate the Percentage of Population aged 25-64 that have attained a tertiary level of education (OECD Countries).